King Menes

Sunday, April 28, 2013


King Menes unified the two countries Pharaoh of the family first Egyptian city of Thebes (Luxor now), he was able to unite the two countries (the two kingdoms north and south) around the year 3200 BC. AD and the title of this great bounty several titles (such as King of the Two Lands, the owner of eutrophication, eagle south, snake north ). King Menes founder of the Pharaonic first family.



Origin of the name Mina

The name of Mina in some ancient Egyptian writings as the (mini), and then the Egyptians character name to Mina, who is also a Christian name was nicknamed by some of the saints in the past. It is curious that the word (mini) means the ancient Egyptian language "found" or "praises", as though the Egyptians wanted to Abjloa the work in his name. Some historians assert that the (mini) act or title and not a name. In the language of the Coptic (Egyptian) name Mena has many synonyms of them (steady or firm or McCain or permanently staying or founder) Mina is an active reaction Mini in the Egyptian language.



Create castle white wall

Think of King Menes in the selection of sites mediates kingdoms of the north and south in order to be able to govern, including Egypt, so he creates castle surrounded by a fence and white he called (from - Navarre) and means beautiful harbor or white wall, which is still part of it remaining until now, and has been from fled the capital of Egypt in the era of the old state, and then he called the Greeks then Memphis or by rams, then launched by the Arabs when the invasion of Egypt, Memphis and is now hostage dead zone of the city center and Badrasheen Giza Governorate.




Panel Narmer
King Narmer in making a plaque commemorating what he had done was named Narmer Panel,


Hor Aha
Hor Aha is the name of the king, who succeeded King Menes. It belongs to the list Houri name of the property titles. And the meaning of Hor Aha is "Hur, who fights", called by name Houri proportion to the god Hur, he writes in the Sarh - which means the interface palace and used later in the sense of minors (stated as transfer Hebrews of the Arabs) - as is also called by name caustic relative to Elka. It is one of the oldest names, and was used in the pre-dynastic kings. It is considered the king Ground incarnation of the god Horus most important god in the lives of Egyptians

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Cleopatra


Queen of Egypt



Became queen upon the death of her father, Ptolemy XII, in the year 51 BC and ruled successively with her two brothers Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV (.., 67) and her son Ptolemy XV Caesarion after the victory of the armies of the Roman Octavian (Emperor Augustus new later) on its common , Cleopatra committed suicide and so did Anthony, Egypt signed under the control of the Romans.



Her life and rule

I was born the year 69 BC, Cleopatra was described as actively influenced Romanian politics at a critical period, as has been described as came to represent, as it did not do any other woman of antiquity, the first model to romantic glamorous women.
She is the daughter of King Ptolemy XII "Olitis", and had as much to Cleopatra to become the last queen of the Ptolemaic dynasty, which ruled Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and annexed to Rome in 30 BC.




Foundations Alexander officer Ptolemy dynasty, who became King Ptolemy I, the ruler of Egypt. Cleopatra was of the Ptolemaic dynasty, they are for political reasons, calling itself the title of "the new Isis" which make it distinct from the title Queen Cleobatraaiih, which also claimed it living embodiment of the goddess Isis.
When Ptolemy XII died in 51 BC, he moved the throne to his young son, Ptolemy XIII, and his daughter Cleopatra VII.
Cleopatra is known to be the 18-year-old daughter was older brother about eight years, becoming the dominant ruling. Evidence suggests that the first decree in which the name of Ptolemy Cleopatra was preceded in October the year 50 BC.
Cleopatra realized she needed to support the Romans, or more specifically to support Caesar, if it is restored to the throne.



Cleopatra and Julius Caesar



Sculpture of Queen Cleopatra and her son Caesarion at the Temple of Dendera
Historians say that both Cleopatra and Caesar in order to use other, Fiqisr the money sought to pay off the debt incurred from the father of Cleopatra Aolitis, in order to retain the throne. While that Cleopatra was determined to retain the throne, and if possible to restore the glories of the early Ptolemaic and recover as much as possible of the grip, which included Syria, Palestine and Cyprus. And strengthened the bonds of the relationship between them and bore him after leaving a child called Ptolemy Caesar or Ptolemy XV (and called Alaxanderaon the name out Caesarion Kaisarion).



Composition of the Army and response to her brother

King signed Ptolemy XIII under the influence of his advisers who worked on the dimensions of Cleopatra and expelled from Alexandria to private power, resorted to the east of Egypt and was able to recruit an army of nomads to regain its position. Upon arrival at Beloziom (Port Said now) where it was addressed by the Army, her brother, and reached the ship Roman leader Pompey (Pompeius) Following his defeat at the Battle of Ersalos (48 BC)., What was the guardians of the king, but the masterminds of his death, and gave the head to victorious commander Julius Caesar, who arrived in Alexandria on October 2 in 48 BC. AD. Has succeeded Cleopatra in penetrating the ranks of opponents after he tried to her brother Ptolemy XIII closer to the Tsar, where he found an opportunity to declare his loyalty to the full, and worked as a capacity to obey Him and to draw closer to him, Thus began a historical relationship between Caesar and Cleopatra in the royal palace, has decided to stand by its side and bring it back to throne of Egypt. But the guardians of her brother incited the masses of Alexandria against Cleopatra, marching army loyal to them and surrounded Caesar and Cleopatra in the royal palace, and began a war of Alexandria, which resolved Julius Caesar at the beginning of the year 47 BC., After that it relates to Alastagathat and ended with the killing of King Ptolemy XIII and his aides, and took Cleopatra the throne of Egypt with her younger brother Ptolemy XIV and Caesar remained to her three months.



Cleopatra and Antony



Map land and territories that wisdom Alexandria as a result give by Marcus Antonios to Kliopatrao of her children in the year 34 BC. M. ..
After the assassination of Caesar in Rome that divided the Kingdom among the greatest commanders Octavius ​​and Antonius Vorteuractavios that includes Egypt to the Empire Romania, but he had a lot of consequences, and most Antony "Marc Anthony" who wanted to be alone by virtue of the empire Romania, and then I thought of Cleopatra that become the wife of Marcus Antonius, who has judged on what the empire Romania., where he was Marc Anthony to Egypt and came to him Cleopatra hidden fear of revolutions Egyptians against it and was Mokhtboh in a carpet and left them in front of Anthony bride sea is at its best and signed Anthony in love with her
Marc Anthony was married to the sister Octavia Octavius ​​(August) and to prevent the Romans to marry a non-Roman and here appeared problem relates to Pkliopatra and became an ally rather than to include Egypt, the Roman Empire. And that was the cause of enmity between August and Antonios because Octavia was the sister of August were divided empire Romania to the east and west, and the East, including Egypt's share of Antonius, and it was natural to become Cleopatra under the authority of the new Antonius, Feltharabh weapon of love and beauty, and did not wait until comes to in Alexandria, but sailed on a ship Pharaonic gold luxurious beaches of Egypt, and was Antonios had been sent in the request in 41 BC. AD when he arrived to the city of Tarsus in Cilicia, to Ahasabha its position on the AC and non-support for the supporters of Julius Caesar.
I was impressed by Cleopatra Bantonius not only to shape where it was and especially (in the words of historians) but also for his intelligence because all expectations at this time was confirmed win Antonius, then prepared Antonios an army of the most powerful armies and followed Cleopatra army closely followed the war plan.


Battle of Actium
Held naval battle of Actium interval western Greece in 31 BC. Decided the fate of the war. Lost Antonios much of his ships in his attempt to break the siege, which struck around him, and accelerated events and worked Cleopatra everything in its power to avoid disaster after the arrival of news of the defeat to Egypt, and the Antonios trying desperately to deal with the forces Octavjnos, Caesar Rome's New, which reached the outskirts of Alexandria in the summer of 30 BC., which was found in Anthony obstacle to the lead at the verdict but his efforts went in vain, and when he reached false news of the death of Cleopatra preferred death to life.



Suicide rather than families

At dawn one day in mid-August, 30 BC. M made a Khaddam Queen Cleopatra Snake Cobra ((likely she Cobra Egyptian)) and the way she committed suicide after hearing the defeat of her husband Roman leader Marc Antony in the war, it was a snake cobra poison has been the slogan of ownership in the Ptolemaic period above the heads of kings, were two of the snakes if Jazz us to believe the words of the Roman poets Virgil and Horace Brobbertios Propertius Some historians have stated that the property left shoulder is received by the first deadly sting and others said that the left breast Cleopatra naked. Committed suicide Cleopatra in a state of despair these that put viper on her chest and the gaseous new Octavius ​​Caesar hoped to be going the queen, who controls Egypt's triumph in Rome but soon I see her body and head of government regulation, announced annexed Egypt to the Sultan of Romanian people, and was announced in a short sentence very comprises no more than five words. After the death of Cleopatra Romans killed her son Caesarion, fearing that calls for the Roman empire heir of Julius Caesar and his crown. Cleopatra VII portrayed on the coin displayed in the Museum of Alexandria, tells the story of Cleopatra, which inspired poets and book stories. The substance of the play (Antony and Cleopatra) of William Shakespeare's play (everything for love) 1977 John Dryden and play (Caesar and Cleopatra), George Bernard Shaw and a glossary of my hair in the suicide of Cleopatra poet Ahmed Shawqi. Cleopatra VII was the last ruler of the Ptolemies in Egypt, has surpassed her predecessors in the intelligence, prudence and ambition. And Cleopatra sailed high over the throne and ruled Egypt for twenty years (from 51 to 30 BC.). Cleopatra image appeared in ancient Egyptian currency as a woman with a lively sorties Bahia thin mouth and Savitan eyes. Cleopatra one prominent in history Knfrtia and Semiramis and Scheherazade.

Deny the story of suicide snake bite
Denied Professor Christoph Schaefer ((professor of history at the University of Trier West Germany)) and the fact the death of Cleopatra inspired snake cobra and likely she died to drink a combination or cocktail of drugs and was based on what went on to bite the snake was presented Cleopatra to severe pain and severe, long before death beside the mutilations that it will be attached to a beautiful woman and very proud of her beauty

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The key to life(Ankh)


The key to life or Ankh is a symbol of eternal life when the ancient Egyptians, was used by the Egyptian Pharaohs as a symbol of life after death, and was carried by the gods and kings of the pharaohs.
Some mistakes when he confuses the key to life the Egyptian Pharaoh, and between the Christian cross because of the relative similarity between them in shape; key to life appeared before using the Cross Christians hundreds of years.



Assets

Origin of the symbol remains a mystery to Egyptologists, and the oldest theories about the key to life Thomas Inman theory, which was first published in 1869
Egyptologists called the key to life .. It represents the racist represents life, male and female within the framework of a decent configurable, and a symbol of the fact that fruitful union is a gift from God.



Historical Perspective



Often the key to life appears in the paintings of Egyptian tombs, and often appears in the images that represent the resurrection of the death of the deceased owner of the cemetery.
Was often carry Egyptians to life as an amulet key - either alone - or with two other hieroglyphs that symbolizes the strength and health.
Ancient Egyptians making mirrors of metals in the form of the key to life for decorative reasons to symbolize a religious point of view.
The ancient Egyptians put metal models for the key to life on the graves after that hones in gold or copper to symbolize the sun.


Philosophy and meaning



There are so many consider it a symbol of life and birth to represent the womb.
Some said that the Grasper twisted oval-shaped colon Mtaackstan the mainly represents the feminine and masculine basis of the existence of life on Earth.
Or that it represents the spiritual meeting: Isis and Osiris, who was his Tair abundant waters of the Nile, which is the basis of life in Egypt.
Or it indicates the Baath and restore life when the ancient Egyptian.
The vertical line in the second half represents the convergence of the poles or condensation of opposites.
The Egyptian academics, particularly at the University of Cairo, Vodzmoa that the key to life represents the pivotal role of the Nile River in Egypt:
Oval head represents the Nile Delta region.
The vertical part represents the path of the river.
Horizontal part represents the east and the west, who need to protect the Egyptian them.


Vulnerability

Influenced by many cultures, the Egyptian foreign key to life, including:
The key to life appeared frequently on ancient coins in Cyprus and Asia Minor (especially Malos city in present-day Turkey).
In contemporary culture, and even Qena this, the key to life is used to represent the planet Venus, which in turn represents the goddess Venus or Aphrodite when the Westerners.

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Horus is the god of the sun when the ancient Egyptians.




Temple of Horus





Statue of Horus at Edfu temple.
Construction began on this temple's huge god "Horus" in the era of "Ptolemy III - Iorgits first" (the word "Iorgits" means "Enhanced") Ptolemy III Euergetes I in the year 237 BC. AD, and it took to build this temple is about 200 years old, have been completed From its inception in the era of "Ptolemy XIII" in the first century BC.
Horus said in one of the myths of ancient Egypt and was considered a symbol of goodness and justice. Osiris has been the father, who was the god of the Baath Party and the account when the ancient Egyptians. According to the legend that his uncle six religious villain killed his father and its parts distributed throughout the country of Egypt. And his mother was Isis, so she collects his father's body parts, and it is the first process of embalming the dead and Xt his father's body. Horus was born after that and wanted to take revenge on his uncle and take revenge for his father, so Horus is sometimes called "the protector of his father." Horus lost in that battle left eye. And assumed the throne of Egypt.
Osiris became god of the account in the other world, and Horus became king of the life of the world. And all the king of the kings of Egypt was ruled wisely representative of Horus, and assisted with the god Horus in his work and his wars. Therefore, we find all the kings of Egypt Atzmon in one of their names (The king was usually has 5 titles) as Horus.
It is the ancient Egyptian amulets, we find many of them in the form of the Eye of Horus is called "gat" and attached to the chest. The Eye of Horus also taken to represent fractions such as: 1/2 and 1/4 and 1/8 and 1/16 and 1/32 to 1/64.
His mother Isis was the goddess of the moon have the ancient Egyptians.



Horus as the name of the King



Name of the king and Lage (the snake) and Horus (in the form of Falcon) and standing on a granite palace. (First Dynasty around 4000 BC).
Horus was served to all the kings of Egypt's supreme example of where he avenged his father's murderer and was fair. Therefore they are taking the name of "Horus the neighborhood" one of the oldest property titles in ancient Egypt. And anonymity in antiquity coupled Bhathor and the first Scorpion King. Horus appears in the title standing on the palace said, and takes the name of the King.
We find Horus also on the plate or plate Narmer King Menes, one of the famous First Dynasty in Egypt, holding the heads of defeated enemies of Egypt and bring them to the king. Even the Fourth Dynasty was the title of Pharaoh only consists of the name of Horus, and family during that also featured the Golden Horus name, a title the second to the king.



Account



Parts of the Eye of Horus and the value of each of them.



Eye of Horus.
Ancient Egyptians used fractions in the account in the form of 1 / Q and in particular retail and distribution of grain, such as: 1/2 and 1/4 and other hired into Horus to represent them.
Was all part of the Eye of Horus represents a certain fraction (see Figure) which is used to represent parts of the size of the Ayari they have called "Hakat" which represent 1/2"Hakat" or 1/4 "Hakat" the .... Or 1/32 "Hakat" nd so on. If we collected those fractions obtained Total 63/64, which total less than one by 1/64. When asked by a student teacher in ancient Egypt, where I went the 1/64 missing? Teacher answered, that Tut God - a God of the account - may he hid. This was from the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians.




Sons of Horus

Horus sired four sons, were: "Habi" and the "touched" and "Domotev" (which means "protector of his mother") and "Kphassanov" (which means "gives drink to his brother"). In the Book of the Dead is usually found a picture of Osiris seated on a throne in the afterlife and to his successor sisters Isis Hnevicas, and in front of him stands the four sons of Horus standing boiled lotus flower to hold rights. On the other hand it was processing the dead and Thanithm is open Bantm and take heart and gizzard and put in four flasks (pots canopic) constitute sons four of Horus to maintain their safety, and that was flasks four placed inherent in the mummy, which is kept and filled with materials to prevent decomposition.
The perception that the ancient Egyptian Horus Dead will be submitted to the Osiris in the case of his success in the test takes the balance Mlabassa beautiful and enter "paradise". Are tested balance as follows: paying the heart of the dead and placed in one of the boy balance and placed in the other side, "feather" (complexes), a symbol of "justice and Allokhalaq offices," If badminton is heavier than the heart, it means that that the deceased was good in his life and to create a cream takes the Mlabassa beautiful garden and enters the "paradise" to live a happy satisfied. But if the weight of the heart of the deceased featherweight means is that he was in his mighty sticks. Then thrown heart and deceased to the imaginary animal be standing next to Libra - Amamot: head lion's head and body Hippo body and tail of a crocodile tail - Vilthmh this animal Alto and this is the end of eternity.
From ancient Egyptian mythology also that Horus was sending the four children at the culmination of the Pharaoh of Egypt in the four points of the earth to preach the influence of the new king

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ِِGod Amon

Friday, April 26, 2013


Amon, the god of the sun and the wind and fertility; one of the main gods in ancient Egyptian mythology (the religion of the ancient Egyptians), and the hidden meaning of his name. It is difficult to know how his name was pronounced precisely because the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing was used consonants (consonants), was named writes or  n the  It is possible because it was utter security with tilt breakage to the Open.



Theology



Amun, his wife Mut.
The worship of Amun (f security  of the Ra later) and their associated Religion of the most complex Theologiat ancient Egypt. In its highest form was  security Ra invisible god as the name means, but theologically it was not a hidden God alone, but his name was also cryptic though its shape can not perceive. In other words, the uncertainties surrounding Bamon is caused by the absolute perfection, and this was different from all the other Egyptian gods. His Holiness was important so that it remained separate from the universe creature. Was associated with air and this was a subtle force, which facilitated his promotion agency higher.
He Amon creator himself, (but the school Hermopolis (Ashmunein \ Hmon \ Khmno) Theological oldest considered one of the gods in Alojdod, Althamon known name), as was his ability to regenerate and re-created himself, which accounted for his ability to transform into a snake and put his skin, yet This has remained different from the creation, separate and independent of him.
Ptouhdh with Ra, the sun, reflected Amon of creation, but this collection security  of Ra in the same divine extremes: it is hidden as Amun was vague and disconnected from the world, and as Ra was clear and visible and donor of everyday life. The same logic it relates to Pmaat, the Egyptian concept of justice and balance in the universe.
Facilitated the hidden nature of Amon associate other gods. In good linked Amon First of all Bmonto the ancient god, then came associate excelled, and was followed by associate other gods, he knew names security  of the Ra  Atom and  security Ra  Monto and  security Ra  Hrakhca and Maine security . Here it should be noted that Amun was not integrated into the other gods to create a new god, but he was associate unified divine capacity.
At the height of worship Amun -  Re, approached many of the Egyptian religion being a monotheistic religion, where others have become gods height of his ability, or manifestations him. In short he became the only god and the top.
His wife was sometimes called Lamont, the feminine version of Amun, but often it was known by name Mott, and had a head of a human being wearing the double crown for tribal وجهين and sea, and it was their son Khonsu, the moon. Together formed the Theban Triad.
Argued that Amun was a god relatively new in the ancient Egyptian religion, where the worship in Thebes - where there is the oldest temples - not documented only from the Eleventh Dynasty, but is in fact found mentioned in متون Ahram, which returns to the era of King humans, the latter in Fifth Dynasty, which is shown as a symbol of the creative forces, consistent with role in Thamon the gods of Hermopolis, which gives the presence ahead largest.
Likely to be the worship of Amun began in Hermopolis, or that in the beginning was a local god of Thebes when it was still the town is of great importance.



Ascension

Families of Ancient Egypt


When the family emerged eleventh County Herrmontis (Armant), or perhaps of the same good, lavished on the Karnak temple statues and gifts. When he managed the seventh Dynasty ten Tayyibis of the expulsion of the Hyksos, became Amon, the god of capital property, like large as a protector Egypt.
When carrying the kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty weapons outside the Egyptian border known up to that time in the military campaigns successful on Syria and Nubia and Libya, has become Amon god nationally to Egypt, known universally, Tamsa light of all the gods of others and installed its position above the gods of the country's foreign Fshaat worship in Nubia and Libya, which the Egyptian culture were common in them. The kings of Egypt ratios all their victories and achievements and Omjadehm to Amun and Ogdqgua of wealth and gifts and booty on the temples. At this time, Amon replaced the warrior god Montu Agency Chairman of the city of Thebes, and became king of the gods.
Became Amun god Nubia in Dynasty and the twenty-fifth, as was the high priest of Amun at Kingdom بلانة (Nabbatea) and Marwa in control of all the affairs of state, فيختارون king and directing his military campaigns, but sometimes Argmonh on suicide as mention Sicilian ديودورس. This lasted until the third century BC, when the Erkaman (Arkamane Ergamenes) slaughtered priests.
Keep pace with the rise of Amon to the rank of national and global god with the growing importance of good. This accelerated with the rise pay security  of the first hinted (Sanپ the  August  Ra) in good governance and the founding of the Twelfth Dynasty, and culminating in an era when the modern state was celebrated in Eid Oپt. Coupled name security  of glimpsed the founder of this family on behalf of the god Amun and drive after three of his successors, as the Kings took Taibion ​​Many of the Middle Kingdom the same name later.
In rituals Christmas Oپt, a statue of Amun was carrying on a boat from Karnak to Thebes (Luxor) celebrated his marriage to Mott as Ka - death  - F to ينجبا the Konso to complete the Theban Triad, which is in this role was a creation capability.
Amon enjoy great popularity among the people where was proclaimed Bnasir the poor, and it protects the weak from the strong, and the protector of justice, and was asked for help from Amon to prove purity or purified from sins first.
The link Amon ownership means that the Egyptian King draws its strength from him as a son to him like what happened when I found Queen حتشپسوت (Maat  - Ka - Ra) which champion her, Vazmth the same and that they announced his daughter, and a girl her temple at Deir el-Bahari in his name. According to the official theology in the modern state was Amun -  Re is the one who has ruled Egypt by the king, and shows his will through his priests. But with the growing importance of God increased the power of his priests and grip ففرضوا control the political arena, and the case reached the dynasty that ruled Egypt from Kings soothsayers is a family-first century.


Amon
Photos of Amon in subhuman Authority, wearing a crown out of it two parallel, مستطيلان forms circular party, may represent ريشتان عظيمتان of tail Falcon Almstaartan of the god Min. There are two common types of filmed: in one of them depicted seated on a throne, and the other depicts the development of the penis upright (ithyphallic) the holding in his hand a whip, just as pictures god Maine. It is likely that this latest imaging is its original form, which was known as the god of fertility, which performs ceremonial ritual in front of the king is to cultivate the land or harvest yields.
During the eighteenth dynasty considered Egyptian goose (chenalopex) sacred Ktgesd the Amon, but it was more as the ram represents abundant wool of centuries brackets who have become knew his name centuries Amon and found represented in this way since the reign of Amenhotep III. (In contrast associated with old rams domestic type sender-haired and brominated straight centuries god Khnum). It also appeared in human form with a frog, a representative of role in Alojdod.
Sometimes the name of the sun god Ra paired as Amon to become Amon -  of Ra, especially when he was referred to as the "king of the gods" from the eighteenth dynasty, where he was sentenced heavens in Dinah ancient Egyptian god Ra. When the transfer of Amenemhat I capital to Atjtawi (at the edge of the Delta; yet to be discovered and can be a Liszt) increased the importance of this pairing excelled politically and theologically, which was something logical for god superior Kamon, who was nicknamed also "King of the mitral earths."
In Greek times was Amun -  Re sometimes depicted with a bearded man and the body of a scarab, Saqr wings and feet of humans and claws of a lion, with a view to give many different qualities to it.



Decline

Beginning of the reign of Thutmose IV of the eighteenth dynasty At the time I arrived in the worship of Amun to the zenith, began reverence abstract image of the sun is at Aton, running. Even Ahmose founder of the family found the inscription Imitdha that "Itten when shines." The worship of Aten reached the apogee when the campus of King Amenhotep IV, who became King Akhenaten common worship of Amun. Failure of Akhenaten in the imposition of worship of the god Aten on the people also failed to eliminate the influence of the priests of Amun, the powerful, فعادت religion old to what it was after his death and destroyed the effects and temples Aton and abandoned capital sister  Manhattan (Amarna) to good again at the hands of his successor Tut  - Ankh  - security, which was named before he took office Tut - Ankh - Itten and other Throwaway under the pressure of the priests of Amun to Tut - Ankh - Amun. In the period that followed the return of worship of Amun wrote hymns and prayers for security -  of Ra are almost monotheistic in its formulation and its meaning.
After the demise of the family twenty shift the center of gravity for good and began Amon authority in the dimness. Try Kings priests in the family twenty-first save the prestige of Amun as much as they can, and with that the capital of the Second Dynasty Twenty were in the north, but the priests of Amun continued to play an important role in the capital Antique Thebes, which had become the largest gathering of the temples in the world up to that time.
Consistently weak governance has increased the divide between Upper and Lower Egypt, and from that time was the veneration of Nubian kings of Amun which prevailed worship in their own land long is good for keeping its position, Fjaloha capital of theirs despite the fact that the cultural wealth and influence were not sufficient to influence.
The Amun is the god of good even in time of degradation, in addition to that he was the god most important for a number of deltas and temples of many small town of prestige in Middle Egypt to Canoپs on the Mediterranean Sea (near Abu Qir); also had a somewhat nationalist aspirations of local Upper Egypt in the face of Middle Egypt and the Delta.



Siwa hex

The famous hex has been established for several centuries in the Temple of Amun in Siwa Oasis in the Libyan desert which had enjoyed significant independence from the kings of the Nile Valley, and was famous when she disappeared without a trace Persian campaign addressed by Cambyses to the destruction of the Temple.
Famous hex Amon for the Greeks to the extent that Alexander the Great journeyed to it after the battle Asus gets the blessing and crowned Pharaoh of Egypt, called the son of Amon, as the kings of the eighteenth dynasty considered sons of Amon, the most fertile queen mother, and sometimes wore horns of the ram, and so images of Alexander Mrtdehma battered currencies

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Pharaonic legends part 5 (Myth trip sun ..)

Thursday, April 25, 2013



Book Egyptian mythology remains is richer and richer, where contain an explanation of each noted by ancient Egyptians of the features of the movement of nature in their own way ..



Of the things that I'm interested in Egyptian sun journey by night and by day, showed the myths about the sun at night most important trip that the sun is born of the goddess "Knott" goddess of the sky and that generate them every morning and die every night in her arms.

But the other myth that have had the greatest influence and resonated when the Egyptians is that the sun was scouring the heavens in a boat sailing the Nile in the heavenly.

This is called the boat a boat millions of years and in the morning called boat Manzh (any boat Moon), and in the evening called boat Msktaat (any boat evening) and at night the intervention composite kingdom of the night, which is also called the world's other known as the instruments and divided the world into 12 regions each region has a name private and separated from the other region gate guarded by the Secretary of the guard. These regions correspond to twelve hours at night.



There is also a boat many gods that protect the sun god of all the risks of the night and each section of the goddess know the password and without password does not allow the boat to pass even the existence of the god Ra.

And there two incidents Tqaa during this first trip ongoing attempt by the Abu Snake Face (Aabeb) to prevent the passage of the sun, but each time defeated guardian deities, and throughout this journey in the kingdom of the night the sun is dead.

The second incident is an interview sun dead of the god expert in the form of make (is the god who forms the Egyptians in the form of beetle and beetle hieroglyphics mean the news so Fajbri means Alkhnevsaúa, and it also means the object and the news means the entity, it was believed that it could give the entity the soul of others), and expert Kalkhnevsa the sun ball pays to the other world in the evening and there waits to Yahya sun while unite his soul with the spirit of the god Ra, then pushes the ball of the sun above the Earth's horizon.

And combine the spirit of Ra with God in the form of expert make leads to the return of the spirit of Ra to life and complements walk alive to sunrise and repeated this trip every day

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Pharaonic legends part 4 (Myth of the winged sun disk ..)



Considered legends of the most important aspects of ancient Egyptian religion because they reflect the thought and the ancient Egyptian doctrine.
In this myth we "Ra Hur sister" Earthly king and refer to him as the sun disk.




It is the king of Egypt, which we see at the head of his army in the Nuba address to a conspiracy against him did not elaborate on its members, but they considered some evil spirits or lesser deities.
And sailing "Ra Hur sister" ship in the Nile and lay in front of the city of Edfu and entrusted his son "Horus" (here Horus son of the sun god, and not the son of Osiris) to fight the enemies, then see Horus in the sky in the form of the winged sun disk Mhajmaaloaadae from the top forced the enemy to flee, proposes god Thoth granting Horus the title of the god Horus Bhdta (Horus Aladfoa) and go down the "Ra Hur sister" with the goddess Asian Astart to discover the battlefield. Here discover that the battle is not over yet, where the inn enemies to the water in the form of crocodiles and hippos River attackers ship, but Horus and his followers were able to eliminate most of them with bayonets and then assume the Horus winged sun disk-shaped and on the side Alelhtan "Nakhbt" and "Adjt" continuing to track enemies and sign their defeat.




In this part of the legend shows the influence of the doctrine of Osiris where it appears Horus in the form of Horus son of Isis and Osiris, and this does not mean that Horus Seadta or Aladfoa and Horus son Isis and Osiris Ilhan different but are one God and varied forms and varied methods of representation and appears in this part of the myth of God six - enemy of Horus and Osiris - on top of enemies in the form of a snake Fatajaj fight again in the province, the 52 Egypt Lower and achieves Horus victory and descended Horus and his sons to Nubia to crush a rebellion last. equivalent Ra Hur sister Horus that appears in the temples in the form of the winged sun disk in order to preserve the temples of enemies.
It is clear from this myth and the presence of two scenarios (statues) of Horus times like a hawk (Horus the son of Isis and Osiris) and once Kqr the winged sun ----- r (Horus) or Aladfoy


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Pharaonic legends part 3 (Phoenix legend ..)



Phoenix or Alvins is a bird long neck, so he called the Arabs "Phoenix" The word Alvins are Greek origin and means a certain kind of palm, and some novels due out label Flying legendary to the Greek city took the Egyptians reported in the country's east Saeed term open Heaven's Gate huge and pour the sun its light through them, and there behind the gate evergreen tree .. The whole place inhabited by beauty and aging diseases, nor death, nor poor work, no fear, and grief.

In this grove dwell only one bird, the Phoenix long-billed the rectum, and the head adorned with two feathers Mmtdtan back, and when you wake up the Phoenix begin to sing a song wonderful voice.

A year later, Phoenix wanted to be born again, I left her homeland and sought towards this world and went to Syria and towering palm tree height chose her top up to the sky, and built her nest.



Then die in the fire, and the ashes out new creature .. Worm has a color like milk turn into a cocoon, and emerge from this cocoon Phoenix new fly back to their place of origin, and bear all remnants of her old to the altar of the Sun in Heliopolis, Egypt, and salutes the people of Egypt, this bird is strange, before returning to his country in the east. This is the legend of the Phoenix As mentioned of Herodotus, and different novels that lists this myth, and Phoenix or Alvins is a bird long neck, so he called the Arabs "Phoenix" The word Alvins are Greek origin and means a certain kind of palm trees, and some novels returns label Flying legendary city of Phoenicia, where that the ancient Egyptians took the myth them Vsmoa the jumper on behalf of the city. and pay tribute to the god Ra follows (according to their beliefs) supports this notion, when he says: "Glory to him in the temple when they rise from the house fire.

Gods are like odor when approaching from the Arab countries.

Dew is the Lord when it comes from Matan.

Here is approaching brilliant beauty of the Phoenician fraught with the gods. "



The ancients, with their wallets on Alvins bird live people and renews itself by itself, has invented legends different for his death and for the period experienced by between renewal and regeneration. Some accounts pointed to the country-Said in the east as in the Arabian Peninsula, namely Yemen, and that the age of the bird five hundred years, where he lives happy that the time for change and renewal, on time and without hesitation heading straight to the temple of the sun god (Ra) in the city of Heliopolis, in the structure of Ra, stands Alvins or phoenix raising its wings to the top. then clapping their applause sharply ... and is only a glimpse so inflamed The Phippduan wings as if they were a fan of the fire ... It is the center of the ash, which lags out new bird super similarities Balkadim the back just to its original place in the Far East country ... Sources have lost the original novel at the time not only care about the facts and constants, but hard in the story is the existence of this strange bird that self-renew itself

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Pharaonic legends part 2 (Destruction of human beings legend)



A new chapter of the Book of Egyptian mythology can easily touch the effect on human thinking even today ..

This myth occurred at a time when he lived gods and kings together on the ground.

When Ra was ruled Egypt, where Ra aging began making humans conspire around him but he realized what intention he called gods for consultation

On this matter, and agreed to send the gods Ra eye (which is in the appearance of sun goddess Hathor) in order to crush the conspirators.




Have shown their ability and severity them Vlqubt the "Sekhmet" any strong, and then returned again determined to Alqdhaoualnhaúy the them.

But Ra pity on humans sent messengers to the island "Elephantine" to the bring a great deal of red fruit called "Dee Dee" and ordered Ra prepare seven thousand pitcher of beer mixed with fruit beer to appear like blood.




On the day that I went Hathor to destroy human beings is Ra pouring wine in the fields, and when God made ​​and drank them become intoxicated

Completely, making it a memorable mission.

Despite Ra humans did not stop some of them from doing sins fed chest Bathamanm and with gone to heaven riding the back of the cow
Leaving the heavenly god Thoth represented him on the ground.



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Pharaonic legends part 1 (Creation myth and nurture)



Habit of the old man was the most important things that had occupied the ancient Egyptian thought is an original creation, so it appeared many myths about

Beginning of the gods and the universe. Was., There were three myths about the creation and upbringing depending on the initial three different theories attributed to the city

Heliopolis and Hermopolis's second and third Memphis but in the end overcame legend Heliopolis after that mix some views

Small theories of Hermopolis and Memphis., But we will summarize the three legends as follows.



Initial myth is Heliopolis legend that is that the universe has originated from water is the problem of so-called non emanated from God

Atum, who appeared on the first hill called Knoll or Myriad creation - and the god Atum equal to the god Ra - The god Atum then finding

Altumin "Shu" god of the air and "Tefnut" housewife humidity and are the ones who created a turn god "Jeb" god of the earth goddess, "Knott" housewife

The sky, then resulted in the "Osiris and Isis Lost and Naftis"

The Count of gods nine called divine Baltasus (any compound nine gods) This Altasus considered a single divine entity was derived

This system of cosmic theory which portray the universe in the form of Trinity be Shaw god of air, standing in his hands Sanda body

Extended to the sky goddess Nut and lying god den at his feet.

The second theory, which originated in Hermopolis says that material non-problem existed before the origins of the universe and its Qrkant four

Qualities comparable to of eight Allalhh in pairs and they are:

"Nun, and Nonat the" god and goddess of eternal water (water first).

"Hoj and Houhat" god and goddess of the vacuum (space)

"Cook and Coquette" god and goddess of darkness

"Amun and Amonet the" god and goddess of the shadows





Before the emergence of the earth are these gods were just recipes for non-material problem (representation) has formed this gods Thamon the Hermopolis

(Gods Complex eight) also emerged from Article others problem of eternal Knoll (I) in Hermopolis and those Knoll

There was an egg that came out of the sun god and then taking the sun god in the organization of the world ..

The third theory that emerged in Memphis - after it became the capital of Egypt - tried to glorify God "Ptah," the god of Memphis put him in

Myth of the origins of the universe biggest creator god but made it contains 8 other gods, some of Altasus Alhleopolasa and the rest

Althamon Hermobolisa.

Atum has occupied a special place in this theory and enter the duo "Nun, and Topat the" Group as Your Tatten (one of the gods of Memphis)

Which is considered the embodiment of the god who emerged it Article eternal first and then added four other gods is precisely defined.

According to the theory, the god Atum carries qualities of vigor and vitality of the god Ptah, the qualities by which verify creation, but

Recipes acumen (the idea), heart and embodies the god Horus and then the will and the tongue and embodied god Thoth is said to be the god Ptah has built

The world in a mental image before you create it with the word ('Be).

Note: we will find in the next some of the myths the names of some of the gods is composed of more than clip and this shows either on the evolution of God

Original to several characters and either a merger of some of the gods in the form of the machine to the greatest.

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Beautiful Merritt Amoun




Merritt Amon
Is the daughter of the fourth king of Ramses II, from his beautiful wife Nefertari, and after the death of her mother, was raised to the throne and carried Merritt Amon title of Great Royal Wife, where she married her father (where he was Ramses II adores his wife Nefertari and what died grieved deeply, and married his daughter Merritt Amon that he loved too)
The Merritt Amon taken several titles including: Lady heart of Pharaoh Ramses, and the great Princess happy heart, beloved delight the heart of Horus
Mert statue of Amon
Was discovered in 1981 in the city of Akhmim Sohag Governorate and is the largest statue to Pharaonic Wife in the Pharaonic a history of limestone with a height of 12 meters and weighs 31 tons



Features a statue next for Amoun Merritt including commonly the from boyhood sweetness and a smile and some paper colors including made him one of the most beautiful issued by the age of Ramesses,
It sees wigs Makossa in three Gdaúr the tufts gradient blue dye maintained a double bond overhangs him Tabanin Macllan Btagy face and Lower Egypt.
The head is topped Merritt Amon round base surrounded by a frieze of snakes crowned sun was stable tablets on a daily basis ornament queens of the sun disk and Aristan Alitan. It features a Costume Queen Earrings Mstderan and broad collar with branches of multiple beads yellow simulates gold, and bracelets as well as rosettes adorn the chest. As for what grab her hand Vqladh Mnat one of the branches of several of beads in the form of the goddess Hathor with whit offset by, and then the queen priestess holds the rituals

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َQueen Nefertari

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Nefertari (c. 1300-1250 BC) were great monarchies wives (or wife Home) for Ramses the Great. Nefertari means associated with the beautiful name translates different meanings of "beloved that is unmatched," or "beautiful beautiful world" or it's like the star, those that appear at the beginning of a new year Nefertari is one of the most famous Egyptian queens Kcleobatra, Nefertiti and Hatshepsut. Zain Ramses the Great Mausoleum Nefertari qv66 the lavishly, and is the largest and most prominent in the Valley of the Queens.



Position

Was Nefertari months and most wives of Pharaoh Ramses II, who lived in the Nineteenth Dynasty in the 13th century BC. Among his other wives Isis Novrt and Maat Poplar Neferure, and Princess Haty. The number of his sons about 90 daughter and a son. Sons of them was: Bntanat and Merritt security (and wives and princesses fat), Stnacht and pharaoh Mrnپtah (who his successor) and Prince Khaúmust. Nefertari gave birth to a lot of boys Ramses but no one was baptized them like his father.
Sanctified Nefertari, like her husband, was not the first to carry this preference, have preceded the Queen 'Ahmose - Nefertari », dean of the eighteenth dynasty, which the ancient Egyptians god according to their beliefs


Beginnings

It seems that Queen Nefertari descend of Nubian assets and was a member of a noble family. While the Nefertari queen, was her brother Aminos served as mayor of Thebes at the age of thirteen married Nefertari, Ramses, at age fifteen, rose Ramses to the throne, and remained Nefertari most wives pharaoh of eight wives in Upper Egypt for at least the next twenty years. 1240s BC seems that the importance of Nefertari began to decline.


Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel (Abu simbul) is an archaeological site no abdomen mountain in Nubia, south of the city of Aswan. It consists of two major temples carved into the rock. It was built by King Ramses II in 1250 BC. AD. The facade of the temple consists of four large statues. Represents the King, up 67 (20 meters) ahead and the door leading to the chambers 180 feet in length. There are six statues at the entrance of the other four temple of Ramses II and two of his wife Nefertari. The Temple of Queen Nefertari's favorite Ramses II to the north of the temple, "Abu Simbel" great about one hundred and twenty meters




Tomb of Nefertari

Discovered the tomb of Nefertari in 1904 and did not open to the public since discovered only in the early nineties of the last century, to some damage in the inscriptions and decorations due to deposition of salts. Shafts into the cemetery facing east. Cemetery roof reflects the sky. The sky at night, darkening Gmiq, Trassa golden stars. Dark black color unblemished blue. Unlike the color black god Anubis explicit. Replete with inscriptions cemetery and frescos and live there for a wall painting depicting Queen she plays a game similar to chess.

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Ramses II





Ramses II was the third pharaoh of the nineteenth family, and his father was the first King City.
And LED Ramses II in 1303 BC and ruled Egypt for 67 years from 1279 BC. AD. Until 1212 BC. AD. Ascended to power in his early twenties. By the thought that he lived until he became 99 years old, but he probably died in early Tsainath. The book ancient Greeks (such as Herodotus) attributed his accomplishments to semi-legendary King Senusret III, who lived in the Middle Kingdom, and he called Greeks Sizostris.

Ramses II
Hieroglyphs
Royal name: Maat secret Ra, step-Ra
This means: a strong Ra Maat, selected from Ra




Original Name: Marie Amun, Ra Msso




His life



Ramses II children



Ramses II was the son of the king of Egypt, Seti I and Queen Tuya, the most important of his wives his beloved Queen Nefertari, also had a number of wives, including high schools his wife Isis Novrt, and Maat Poplar Neferure, and Princess Haty. The number of his sons about 90 daughter and son of them: Bntanat and security Merritt, six Nacht., And his sons Prince Mrnپtah who succeeded his father as king on the throne of Egypt. Finally Prince Kha or AST, which repaired the effects of his ancestors. It was age brave and indicates that he was playing with اسده beloved and he was in the ninth from Amra then dresses and mother of the crown on the occasion of celebrating his ninth birthday and first day claimed the City of Ramses II knows how to be the ruler of and commander Mahbubamn the people.


Names

Like most of the kings of the Egyptians, it was to Ramses several names. The most important two of them: the royal name and the original name appear hieroglyphs top to the left. And those names written in Arabic as follows: the secret shined Ra - step that also Golden Falcon Ra, and the second name: Ra MSU - Meri Amun, and their meaning: "a strong Ra Maat, the chosen of Ra, and I mean the second name in Arabic: the spirit of Ra, beloved of Amun." In the recital version of the aforementioned peace treaty with third Hatossells, that the King's name appears as follows: Hmoara Ramch.



His military career



Ramses II
Led Ramses II, several campaigns in the north to the Levant, and in the Battle of Kadesh second in the fourth year of his reign (1274 BC. AD.), The Egyptian troops under his command in conjunction with the forces of Muatales king of the Hittites lasted for fifteen years, but was unable to either party's defeat the other party. Thus in the twenty-first year of his reign (1258 s. M.), Concluded Ramses II treaty with Hatossells the third, the oldest peace treaty in history.
Led Ramses II are also several campaigns south of the First Cataract to Nubia, was established by Ramses City (Bur Ramiso) in the eastern Delta, which ran his battles with the Hittites has claimed some it has taken a new capital of the country and this of course is true, meanwhile, was the country's capital in place in Thebes The greatest thing left of the temples and the effects of leaving it there. Ramses II has been outstanding in the martial arts, war and was smart thinking comes a in the same Alhzh the solution was also skillful in horse riding and fighting with swords, fencing and threw darts was also good The spirit of moral and loving to his people


Effects



The maximum extent of the Egyptian empire during the reign of Ramses II.

The Ramses during the period of his reign to build a large number of buildings than any king of another Egyptian, has begun the completion of the temple initiated by his father in Abydos, then built a small temple of its own next to the temple of his father but destroyed leaving him only ruins, and in Karnak completed the construction of the temple, which has begun grandfather Ramses I, and lived in Thebes Ramesseum (called scholars of the nineteenth century this temple Mortuary name Ramesseum relative to Ramses II) a temple funerary huge built by Ramses of Amun and for himself, and there is a head huge taken from this temple and transported to the British Museum.
And established Ramses also Masterpiece magnificent temples of Abu Simbel Great Temple has carved in the rock and guarding the entrance to the temple four statues huge Ramses II, sitting, and increases the height of each statue of 20 meters, the small temple carved also in the rock to his wife Nefertari was dedicated to the worship of the goddess Hathor, the goddess of love and depicting cow's head, and there at the front of the temple 6 huge statues standing 4 of them to Ramses II and Queen Nefertari 2 statue rising up to about 10 meters 1
And the presence of each of these effects has in the south refutes the claim by some that the capital in the custody of the government in the Delta in the city (Bur Ramis) because everything behind and effects of the great temples in southern Egypt, where the capital as they are good.
The Monuments of Nubia threatened by drowning under the waters of Lake Nasser, but was rescued with the help of UNESCO, and the process of saving the temple of Abu Simbel is the largest and most complex of its kind, where it was transferred temples big and small to their position current, which rises from the ancient site of four and sixty meters, away a distance of one hundred and eighty meters
And established Ramses II, many of them obelisk obelisks remain Luxor Temple, and other obelisk currently exist in France Concorde Square in Paris, he moved a French engineer named Lepas.
As Ramses made the first peace treaty in the world with Khatossell the second king of the Hittites


His death

Burial of King Ramses II in the Valley of the Kings, in the cemetery kv7, but his body was transferred to the crypt mummies at Deir el-Bahari, which was discovered in 1881 by Gaston Maspero and transported to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, after five years, it was Ramses The height of his stature 170 cm, and medical examinations on His body show the effects of red hair, and is believed to have suffered from a severe rheumatic arthritis in recent years-old, and also suffered from gum disease.


Statue of Ramses II

Transfer statue of Ramses II at the beginning of the fifties and the development of the most famous areas of Cairo (field iron door), which changed its name to the field of Ramses, and in September 2005 he was transferred from the arena famous which is located in the center of Cairo in front of the railway station has been developed in the area of ​​the pyramids in Giza Governorate to make repairs it for a year and until the completion of the establishment of the new Egyptian Museum.


Claim that King Ramses is the Pharaoh, Moses

Due to the adoption of Western scientists on what they have of the Old Testament with the track times contained therein He thought many of the Orientalists and Western scholars that Ramses II is the same Pharaoh, Moses, who witnessed the presence of the children of Israel in Egypt and the owners of this theory: Albright - Aesflt - Roxy - Unger - father Daڤo the RP de Vaux and those who see it several views trying out to prove this hypothesis, went some to say that if Ramses II had ascended the throne in 1279 BC. AD it was on May 31, 1279 BC. M. Based on Egyptian history for his ascension to the throne of the third month of the season Chemo Day 27, but invalidates the theory rely on Altoreich, and perhaps be the first to call this theory Iusebeos the Agaysari who lived in the period from 275 to 339 AD.
As most Egyptologists have questioned the hypothesis that Ramses II is the Pharaoh, Moses, as a result of detailed historical research and because body examination proved that he did not die by drowning, contrary to what the followers of this theory tried to promote her claim the presence of traces of water in his lungs.
The French physician Maurice Bucaille has stated in his book (the Bible and the Quran and modern science) that he thinks that Merenptah, son of Ramses II is the closest to be the Pharaoh, Moses, was adopted in so that the Torah and the Bible confirms the existence of Fronan Asra period of Moses, one the upbringing and the other is from Pharaoh knew out who chased Moses and the children of Israel and أغرقة God in the Gulf of Suez.
However, the king Merneptah himself has submitted its instrument of his innocence of this theory. AAAA
Has provided us with Merneptah evidence of the fact that history out Moses came before hundreds of years and that including engraved on his portrait famous of what is known as a song of victory and that boast the victories on everything that surrounds its kingdoms and them (Asraúar) as the Egyptians call those tribes at the time, and described A provision Asraúar ancient Egyptian Alramz to the tribes and peoples stable with no homeland.
And also did not find any trace belongs to the reign of Ramses II in which he stated anything about Israel or Brown refers to the impact of calamity that God punished the ruler of Egypt and its people even paid to accept the request of the prophet of God Moses freeing them, and they came out of the land of Egypt.
As mentioned, the first mention of Israel in the Egyptian Antiquities old was in the reign of King Merenptah, son of Ramses II and his successor in office on the board that have been discovered and known as the Panel Israel or the song of victory and the record Merneptah victories on the land of Canaan and tribes Asraúar which denies categorically denied any possibility of the fact that Pharaoh Ramses II is Gearing and Merneptah is Pharaoh exit.



Coronation Name

Shown king of Egypt, a number of names (usually 5 names) includes the name of birth (Profile), named king of Upper and Lower Egypt, and the name affiliated with the god Horus (Falcon) ruling on the ground, and the name of the coronation which expresses the relationship of King gods. In the following chart we show the names of King Ramses II and its relationship to the gods Amon devout and complexes and Horus. The next display reads characters from left to right, contrary to what was written by the ancient Egyptian, it was usually written from right to left.

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